FAB FRIENDS: Pedro and Cesc Fabregas made firm friends during his time at Barcelona [GETTY]

And the forward reckons life at the Nou Camp won't be quite so Fab without his Spain teammate either.

Pedro even admitted the Champions League could get a whole lot tougher for Chelsea's European rivals, now they have Fabregas to count on.

Currently training with his Barca teammates at the FA's St George's Park facitly, Pedro said: "Chelsea have built a very good team and signing Fabregas as well means they are going to be very hard to beat in the Champions League.

"It's well known to everyone that Cesc is a great player - one of the best players in the world in his position."

Former Arsenal skipper Fabregas stunned Gunners' fans by switching to their London rivals in a £27m summer move.

The jury was out among Barcelona fans as to whether that represented good business.

And even the club's website wrote 'the magic tended to fade' when assessing the 27-year-old's three-years back at his boyhood club.

But Pedro, close friends with a player he's fought battles with for both club and country, is sure he will miss what Fabregas can bring to Chelsea's midfield this season.

“I will miss him a lot as a friend as well because we have a good relationship”

Pedro

He added: "It's a shame to lose him because from my position, when I play as a striker, he's a guy that can make good passes.

"I will miss him a lot as a friend as well because we have a good relationship."

Even so, Pedro reckons the arrival of Luis Suarez from Liverpool should soften the blow for Barca.

Suarez is currently serving a four-month ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini, a sanction which the Spanish giants are trying to get overturned.

Eager to link up with the Uruguay international as soon as possible, Pedro said: "I think the punishment was excessive, but we have to leave that to one side.

"He will be very welcome in Barcelona and the supporters will be behind him as well as soon as he starts playing and giving his best. I know he'll do well."

Another player eager to forget the World Cup and start showing his best for his club is Chelsea's Eden Hazard.

And the Belgium playmaker revealed he is even ready to sacrifice personal glory this season if that means Chelsea are back among the trophies.

Hazard said: "If I could come up with fewer goals and assists this season in exchange for us winning titles, then I would be happy to do so. I repeat, winning trophies is my aim."